The coronavirus risk remains low in Maine, but state officials are trying to get residents to prepare for the worst while ramping up a response to combat the outbreak if it arrives here. Read More
Orono residents will decide in June whether to stop fluoridating their public water supply — which could end a nearly 60-year practice. Read More
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We've rounded up our coverage of the March presidential primaries and the vaccine referendum to help Mainers prepare to vote on Tuesday. Read More
Maine’s elected leaders have been cautious to endorse any candidate ahead of the state’s March 3 Democratic primary, though Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren leads in endorsements from current lawmakers with less than a week to go. Read More
These are not the friendly, soil-enriching earthworm gardeners and farmers welcome on their land. Read More
After a 10-minute battle, Gage Poulin was able to haul the hefty brook trout onto the ice. The fish was 23 inches long and weighed in at 5.6 pounds. Read More
At about 9 a.m. on Saturday, Layla Pickering hauled a monster white perch out of the water. The fish weighed 2.65 pounds and was 16 inches long. Read More
Birding is a sport that anybody can play. And as with all sports, you get better with practice. Hunting and fishing are the same way. Read More
A Newport man accused of slaying his wife last month was indicted for murder Wednesday by the Penobscot County grand jury. Read More
Klobuchar is a centrist who earns praise from Republicans. This should be seen as a benefit, not a drawback at a time when both political parties too often move to their extremes and gridlock is a hallmark in Washington. Read More
Ida Kuoppala is among the top first-year goal scorers in the nation and heads that category in Hockey East with 17 goals, including 14 in league play. Read More
It’s subzero temperatures on a Saturday, around 10 o’clock. My toes are getting exceedingly too cold in my extremely underdressed Adidas. Nearby, Steve Campbell works patiently on a 1964 model Polaris Voyager. The near 50-year-old machine isn’t starting and in a couple of hours it needs to be… Read More
In the past two decades, the practice of mindfulness and meditation has gone from being a spiritual practice done at ashrams in India, where it originated thousands of years ago, to the mainstream as the celebrities who tout its benefits. Read More
Certain factors in Maine make the struggle for sleep in the Pine Tree State unique. Read More
A practice that originated in Japan, forest bathing — “shinrin-yoku” in Japanese — is a form of therapy or healing that involves immersing and being present in nature. Read More
